DEQX Products - PDC-2.6


PDC Preamp

Digital Calibration Processor / Crossover for Loudspeakers & Room Acoustics


The DEQX Calibrated™ PDC-2.6 Processor is a 2-input, 6-output digital processor offering individual driver correction with extremely high order digital crossovers (typically 100dB/octave, but up to 300dB/octave) in addition to necessary room correction.

 

For best results, speakers should be bi-amped (two-way) or tri-amped (three-way). Speakers with 'bi-wire' or 'tri-wire' connectors are easily adapted to DEQX correction. Alternately, existing crossovers can be bypassed. Single connector speakers (with passive internal crossovers), or active speakers, can also be DEQX Calibrated™.

 

These corrections provide an accurate frequency response and a remarkable improvement in imaging due to high frequency phase coherence between speakers. Crossovers can also be applied to one or two corrected sub-woofers.

 

Once the the loudspeakers are corrected, the PDC-2.6 can perform a detailed measurement of the speakers in the listening environment with user-definable digital parametric equalization available to optimize the room response and speaker setup.

PDC-2.6 Rear Panel shown with optional Balanced Analog Outputs. (Click to enlarge)

PDC Rear Panel

Features

  • Digital Speaker Correction (stereo, fully anechoic, amplitude and phase)
  • Realtime Digital Parametric Equalization
  • Detailed room measurement capability for optimum room/speaker setup
  • Room Correction (Automatically calculated based on detailed room measurements)
  • Custom correction of each playback environment
  • Stereo digital crossovers (6dB/octave steps to 300dB/octave)
  • 32-bit, floating-point, 240-MFLOPS sustained processing with dual SHARC DSPs
  • Extremely low latency processing (from 1.9 msec)
  • Audiophile grade Op-Amps (Burr Brown)
  • Six 192KHz 24-bit ulta low jitter D/A converters
  • Stereo analog inputs, balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (RCA)
  • Stereo digital inputs, S/PDIF and AES/EBU
  • Six analog outputs, unbalanced RCA
  • Digital volume control allows digital sources to be input directly
  • Mic input for optional DEQX Calibrated™ measurement microphone
  • Compact 1U design (1 3/4" H x 17" W x 11.5" D)
  • 19-inch rack mount hardware included
  • 100-240VAC auto sensing operation, 30VA
  • PC-based set up via USB or RS-232 for initial measurement, correction and user-defined options
  • Instant selection of 4 user defined target room/speaker curves
  • DEQX Basic Calibration Kit comprising DEQX Calibration Software and calibrated measurement microphone
  • Free downloadable software and firmware updates
  • Online and telephone support
  • Membership of DEQX Users Group (online)
  • Options

  • Upgrade to DEQX Reference Calibration Kit (includes reference grade 30kHz measurement microphone)
  • Choice of black or silver front panel
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    Either

  • Six balanced analog outputs (XLR)
  • -or-

  • Six digital outputs - AES/EBU (XLR), S/PDIF (RCA phono)
  • Download technical/performance specifications (Specifications subject to change without notice)

     

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